Problem Solving

hassle Solving

Gina Perry

Introduction to Psychology

Michelle McAnaney

October 17, 2011

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The Situation: I was in Malaysia, perched up on top of an office desk. A very vainglorious black snake had lazily slithered through the open door. My 3 month old daughter was asleep in her babe chair on the table behind me, sound asleep.

The Problem: I unders likewised that most snakes in Malaysia were poisonous. This snake was large, some 10 feet long, and moving slowly. From this information I used a heuristic to eliminate the black mamba (which is smaller and fast) and other blistering snakes, thereby determining that it was probably a king cobra (naturalist intelligence). In spite of the snakes laziness, I needed a timely solution. A mechanical solution would take too much time and an emotional barrier (fear of making a fatal mistake) stood in my way. Using another heuristic, I eliminated leap down from the desk and tackling the snake by hand or some(prenominal) action involving a face to face showdown with the reptile, for taken for granted(predicate) reasons.

The Solution: The first set of creative thought (orientation) be that the problem was clearly defined (see the previous paragraph, The Problem).



I did not have time for stage 2 (preparation) or stage 3 (incubation), and went right into stage 4 (illumination…. aha!....). This is where I overcame a learned barrier via divergent thinking and a dower of intuition. Upon the desk where I was perched were a stapler, a phone book, and my brothers cell phone. In the unusual uses test, these items were now weapons of defense and could be used to scare away the snake. I believe I was being creative because the uses I was proposing for the office items were unusual. This creativeness comes from nurture[i].

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halt: In this hopefully final step, I tested my solution. maiden I threw the phone book at the snake followed by the stapler. I could feel the adrenaline running through my veins as I realized...If you want to get a full essay, society it on our website: Orderessay



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